Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-18
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= NEhc4IA4D4s ~ t11 IAxt tara O. CQ4ft
ADgfosened tosss nnen became ysFT ap-
!. 2senansiee u The rssplt Of tneiF trial.
q Ansy bad Rtvan heavy bundH for their
& AppaAfn1ees and, wnlia they did not
W41S 70 rom0ln and 4zIrs thalf Ghanoaa
% tRlal. t1ey disliksd the Idea q isav-
i1G tneR boDdsmen u the luroh.
HlnAilJs an Old gsubier realizing AAs
!. plight thsy wsFs IN. sasds ''rI tell y0a
nov yo1 can az this whole matter, ana
/, ~ way o. tlin1tra1son Ia tell yoa shat
!. onoo dlds was lndicted on the same
> charge that yOu sEs, end before my trial
came on l arranged Wikb q oerfazn mas
] VINO bad soc run Of the OisEk's once 60
STEAL AND DzzEnOx MI EDIcTNKHT.
He did bis woEk, I paid hIm, and
when the day oaae for my trial theEe
> yes notning against ms.D Tais vas
mint on0oRn. and % 10 alleged that
Bash and Mullen eel about fading
to0i who could be fndaosd 70 steal the
lndiotments and bonds from toe dies
, Of she Cierk's ofilce. They hnaily set-
lied 90 . m.agnIded yonng man wno for
many years lad besa employed about
the public buildings, and WnO lad .
pretty COED ran OF aasirs, and aftsF
} caltsvatlae bfm for some time made
their plans known - him. A liberal
otfcf IN msney wAs made for the indies
meats and sonan. and on the following
election day, Whils the exolbement was
raining high, tnis agent took aaEan-
taRs Of tbs opportunity entered the
Clerks Office and
nToLB TEE TEDEcINnH1s
And bonds, walsh we're burned In the
presence Of Of least two of she bonds-
men. This left Bash and Mullen free |
| 10 60. for uuiees she bomcs could be pro
dnovd the bondamen could NOS be held. |
hey bad besn Rone tuo or three wssks |
before tie CleFk Of the District Court |
discovered thai the papers bad been
stoisn.
Ths announesnsnl Of The disappear
ance OF thess pagers created great az
sitsment, and ~ abe following term OF
Court indictments we're found against /
Bash and Mullen, changing them With /
| fofRers, as under the statutes Of WASH
ington Territory, TIE stealing. destroy.
Ing or dsfaeinR Of . public record is
dshnsd e. forgery.
y0HN n NcGnAW,
who vas sheriff Of King County a that
time msde 40 his mind that the peFpe-
i traitors Of that crime should be Appre
1 hended at any oost, and 81 hia own ex-
oenss he sens q deieeaiVe 70 California
TO look them up, aAd be finally sue
eeeded 10 locating them - Red Blua,
where they were preparing 10 leave for
the East. BsoaFtng ths necessary papers
dF. Mo0FaW vent 10 California and ar
rested bis nea.
They we're beth well 70 do and had
| many strong and influential friends
among tbe gambling fraternity ell over
a. - . II
realised that be would have no easy job
getting bis prisoners back 10 Seattle. de
knew that the steamship Willamette
vas 10 San Francisco, and that she
would sail directly for Seattle, and be-
ina ANXIOUS to aysid any hindEanoe or
delay. he teleR. aphed 10 John l.. How
ard, Manager Of tbs Oregon Improve
menl Company 10 bola the steamer IN
Ill he could reach San FranoisoJ With
bis prisoners.
Tue steamer was held for few hours.
but she train Being DELAYED the steamer |
sailed Just before the Sheriff and his
prisoners Foached the city.
But two things we're left for Mr.. Nc
Graw to do, oeme by way OF Portland,
which was very risky, or come BY VIC
soFia on tbs Mexico, which sailed the
following day. Fearing that an edort
N0utu % uooo 70
RKLKAsn HIS PRTsoNnls,
He employed able counsel in San Fran
cisco, and laid the matter before his at I
toFneys. They assured Mr.. Mc0raW II
she prisoners were nndeF indiatmeDt for
forgery the British authorities could
| not interfere With them. Acting on
lhis advice Mr.. MoGFav sailed With
Bash and Mullen on the Mexico for Sc
attic. When the steamer arrived at Vic
toFis the wives Of the prisoners came on
board 10 zee thsis husbands. They
we're accompanied By MF. J. O. Haines,
Who had been employed TO secure the
| release OF the men, and was there with
she necessary rapeFs and efficera 20 take
| the Sheriff and the prisoners before a
Justice Of the SupFeDe Court on q writ
% habeas ooFpus- While Mr.. MeGraU
Was declaring that be Woald not respect
tie writ one Of the prisoners made q
leap fer liberty, jumped ashore, entered
| 4 hack which Gas IN waiting, and made
Of. Mr.. Mc1raw followed him, otter
ing RbO0 for bic arrest. bot the ViessTia
police refused 70 lifl hand TO help re
capture the fugitive.
Nc. McGsaW vas then compelled 90
90 into Oourt IN order 10 out the
| sapers 10 arrest the man Who had esosp
| a from him, and whiis there the Judge
hsld that forgery uades The statutes OF
| Washington Territory vas not forgery
1 A cauAmun Law, aud a. theae men were
| aot indicaed fer forgery undeR the cons
| mon Lag, they could not be held IN
British Columbia waters BY an Usited
states OffiseF.
Mr.. Mc0av, therefore, Vas compelled
| 20 retain without bis prisoners, bat be
| fore leaving be placed detective on
1 he track OF bush and Mullen and kept
/ afFoaelf poseed almost daily b. telegraph
| a. q thsir movements. TITS be e0ntIn
1 ned 20 do nAtil within very recsnt
date.
proprielors of the Grotto. uho vas tue
principal witness before the Grand Jury
a the case, died. Bash came over 90 Sc
attle and, By farming States evidence,
sas released. Charley Mullen, aithouRh
= gambler. zee too honOrsole man TO
90 . thing o. thAs ktnd, he also knees
| hat sheriff Mc0raw, exea after bis
/ arm ef ofios expired, was on his trsek.
| nd aithoush be ionRsd 70 he once more
ander the stars and Ssripes OF his
aNiiVe land, be kneu be eoaid not
Giant his iooi on Ameriean sOt without
being Parssed By tbs
errICKKs A. OUTRAGED Law.
NJ. Mc0rAw hsd q tuo. fold reasnn
for dsairing the arrest of Anllsn. The
| arss gAs . desire entertained oy all
/ sond cisissut 20 see the lass upheld and
sF,uas Punished. and the second uas 30
sinaieate bra honOE. DARING boa
palitical campaign uhic6 folloSed the
release OF the men. Mr.. Ac5gaU RAs
sharRed by irresponsible parties with
AnVinR released these nen fer pay, et
Allsued them 20 escape - save souae OF
his friends from exposure, aho, y Was
sllssed, wers i7VlieAtsd 9Th BasA and
| Nailsn in she steailaE and desarpssion
u zoe records. and stranRe - 70 NAV
seem, . numbsF 81 persons wtrs lea 30
beliepe that hF. Ac6rsu vas q party %
sheiF release. Il vas 60 dnaa1ae the
Mid % these HaisiafaFaned persons taat
NJ. MsGraw hsa sxpendeA